Francesco Lo Celso

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Francesco Lo Celso
Personal information
Full name Francesco Lo Celso
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rosario Central
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2016 Rosario Central
2017 Paris Saint-Germain
2017–2019 Rosario Central
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Rosario Central 53 (1)
2024–2025 → Instituto (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Argentina U20 4 (1)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Men's football
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2019 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:19, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Francesco Lo Celso (born 5 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rosario Central. [1]

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Career

Lo Celso is a youth academy product of Rosario Central. He was also part of Paris Saint-Germain youth team for few months. He made his professional debut on 1 March 2020, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Diego Zabala in a 3–1 league win against Arsenal Sarandí. [2]

Lo Celso is an Argentine youth international and was part of under-20 team which finished as runners-up at 2019 South American U-20 Championship. [3]

On 10 September 2024, Lo Celso joined Instituto on loan until December 2025, with an option to buy. [4]

Personal life

Lo Celso is of Italian heritage. [5] His elder brother Giovani is also a professional footballer and plays for La Liga club Real Betis and the Argentina national team. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Francesco Lo Celso at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Rosario Central vs. Arsenal - 1 March 2020 - Soccerway" . Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Lo Celso, el último refuerzo de Instituto: cómo juega y qué le dijo su hermano Gio | Fútbol". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Rodden, Mark (27 April 2016). "Paris Saint-Germain move 'appealing' to Rosario's Giovani Lo Celso - father". ESPN. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Giovani Lo Celso Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts" . Retrieved 2 March 2020.


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